Volkswagen Golf

The VW Golf was the first premium hatchback, and to this day it’s still one of the best you can buy. Launched in 1979, with the Iron Lady still yet to move into Number Ten; forty years has done nothing to dent the Golf’s popular appeal. Currently on its seventh generation, the Golf we know(…)

The VW Golf has been carefully honed and refined over the past forty years resulting in a model that leads all others in the family hatchback stakes. Buying a new Golf makes a lot of sense, buying a used one, perhaps even more so. These days, the Golf has perhaps more good quality competition in(…)

Volkswagen has previewed a clip on its Youtube channel showing a Golf R performance package that the brand is considering for a launch in the UK. The clip shows a Golf R sporting an Akrapovic exhaust plus suspension alterations, as well as a faster top speed and performance brake option. Volkswagen UK has stated that(…)

The latest edition of the Volkswagen Golf has been unveiled, and displays further examples of VW’s new direction towards electrification, heralding a new age of modern super-frugal mild hybrid powertrains. Despite outwardly only being billed as a facelift, the 2017 Golf is heavily updated from the current edition. Visually, the most noticeable change is the(…)

The next evolution of the Golf is only two weeks away! The reworked version is set for an early November launch in Wolfsburg, Germany; UK sales are set to follow early next year. This mid-life facelift has been engineered to keep Europe’s best selling model fresh ahead of the new generation Mk8 in 2019. The(…)

Our look back at the various guises of the VW Golf is almost at an end as we reach the penultimate offering in the line-up. Moving on from the Mark V, could Volkswagen polish something that was already pretty great? Ladies and Gentlemen, we give you the… Volkswagen Golf Mark VI (2009 – 2013) The(…)

It’s probably accurate to describe the Golf as the most important car within Volkswagen’s sizable fleet – even above the iconic Beetle. The famous David Bailey, Paula Hamilton advert says it best, “Few things in life are as reliable as a Volkswagen”. That was certainly true of the car it advertised, the Golf Mark II.(…)

Continuing our look back at the VW Golf throughout the years, our attention now turns to the fourth edition in the revered series… Golf Mark IV (1998 – 2004) The Golf that saw out the last millennium, the fourth in the line, was far from being the best. It still had plenty going for it(…)

Volkswagen Golf Mk3 (1992 – 1997) Its predecessor, the Mk 2 Golf, was the best car in its class in so many ways. For the Mk 3, matching the success of the hugely popular earlier edition was always going to be a tough act to follow. Highly durable, reliable, perfectly executed and featuring a halo(…)

As we progress down the memory lane of Volkswagen’s hits of yesteryear, it’s time to turn our attention to the second of VW’s outstanding Golf series. Put your hands together for… The Volkswagen Golf Mk2 (1983 – 1992) When it was time to re-imagine the highly successful Mk1 Cabriolet, it could be said that Volkswagen(…)